rhythmbox-client

rhythmbox(1)                                                      rhythmbox(1)



NAME
       rhythmbox-client - controls a running instance of rhythmbox

SYNOPSIS
       rhythmbox-client [option...][file...]

DESCRIPTION
       rhythmbox-client  is a tool for controlling an already running instance
       of rhythmbox.  It's useful for remote control  scripting,  adding  spe‐
       cific  files  to  the  library  from  the shell, or printing details of
       what's playing. Any files specified after the option arguments will  be
       added to the library.  If the --enqueue option is given, the files will
       also be added to the play queue.

OPTIONS
       -?,--help
              Show help options

       --debug
              Enable debug output

       --no-start
              Do not start a new instance of rhythmbox

       --quit Quit rhythmbox

       --no-present
              Don't present an existing rhythmbox window

       --hide Hide the rhythmbox window

       --next Jump to next song

       --previous
              Jump to previous song

       --notify
              Show notification of the playing song

       --play Resume playback if currently paused

       --pause
              Pause playback if currently playing

       --play-pause
              Toggle play/pause mode

       --play-uri=URI
              Play a specified URI, importing it if necessary

       --enqueue
              Add specified tracks already in the library to the play queue

       --clear-queue
              Empty the play queue before adding new tracks

       --print-playing
              Print the title and artist of the playing song

       --print-playing-format=format
              Print formatted details of the song (see FORMAT OPTIONS below).

       --set-volume
              Set the playback volume

       --volume-up
              Increase the playback volume

       --volume-down
              Decrease the playback volume

       --print-volume
              Print the current playback volume

       --mute Mute playback

       --unmute
              Unmute playback

FORMAT OPTIONS
       %at    album title

       %aa    album artist

       %aA    album artist (lowercase)

       %as    album artist sortname

       %aS    album artist sortname (lowercase)

       %ay    album year

       %ag    album genre

       %aG    album genre (lowercase)

       %an    album disc number

       %aN    album disc number, zero padded

       %st    stream title

       %tn    track number (i.e 8)

       %tN    track number, zero padded (i.e 08)

       %tt    track title

       %ta    track artist

       %tA    track artist (lowercase)

       %ts    track artist sortname

       %tS    track artist sortname (lowercase)

       %td    track duration

       %te    track elapsed time

       Variables can be combined using quotes. For example "%tn %aa %tt", will
       print  the  track  number  followed  by the artist and the title of the
       track.

AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson  ,  for  the
       Debian system (but may be used by others).

SEE ALSO
       rhythmbox(1).



GNOME                             2007-06-28                      rhythmbox(1)